OCTOBER 10, 2017, Wiesbaden, Germany - October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and marks the kickoff of the yearlong Army Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign. The Army campaign is designed to increase readiness through improving awareness of cyber threats and incidents as well as their impact to Army missions. The Cybersecurity Awareness efforts also highlight how … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2017
Corps Provides Temporary Power to Bring Clean Water to Virgin Island Residents
OCTOBER 9, 2017, St. Croix – After almost two weeks without potable water, over 25,000 residents on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands felt water flow from their sinks and showers for the first time since Hurricane Maria ripped through the tropical island. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers restored temporary power to the Concordia Lift Station on September … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Brings Autonomous Technology Across Blue Water Bridge
OCTOBER 6, 2017, Port Huron, MI — The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) demonstrates today its latest advancements in platooning technology, taking a four-vehicle convoy from Port Huron to Sarnia, Ontario and back across the Blue Water Bridge connecting the two cities. The international crossing is the Army's first with this … [Read more...]
Road Clearing In Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria
OCTOBER 6, 2017, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to 471st Engineering Company, 448th Engineering Battalion, Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, and other Army Reserve units like it, have been helping clear roads throughout Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria devastated the island on Sept. 20, 2017. The Soldiers from the Army Reserve in Puerto Rico are … [Read more...]
Fitbit-style Prosthetics? Navy Developing ‘Smart’ Artificial Limbs
OCTOBER 5, 2017, Arlington, VA — Traditional leg prosthetics enable amputees to maintain mobility and lead more active lives. But these prosthetics depend on soft limb tissue to function and can be painful to wear, resulting in awkward walking motion and possible skin infection. To improve the options available to warfighters, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is partnering … [Read more...]